Full Video of DPS Helicopter Shooting

A state police officer with The Texas Department of Public Safety shoots at an unarmed vehicle on the outskirts of the border town of La Joya on Oct. 25, 2012. Read more about the tragic consequences of the rush to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border in “Death on Sevenmile Road.”

Jen Reel was an Observer intern before joining the staff in July 2010, first as Web Content Manager, and most recently as Multimedia Editor. She left the Observer in 2017.